Show CO OPERATIVE cooperative KITCHENS MRS HELEN starrett of chicago is worked up over the problem of housekeeping she ventilates the important subject in the abrum however much her theory may be disputed upon its other points the whole army of housekeepers will be almost a unit with her statement that I 1 however numer ous the causes assigned for the difficulties of housekeeping all wee agree that the principal difficulty is found in the incompetence insubordination and irresponsibility of that class whom we name nam e domestics domestico the theme is one of such moment taht tabt there will be much interest in mrs Star starrette Starret Ps plan of abolishing the servant girl and her uninviting employment this is the way in which she would precipitate a revolution in matters domestic A the city of the future will not build houses in squares giving to I 1 every house an individual kitchen and prison like back yard it will rather build them around an open 4 square and the part now disfigured with the kitchen will be given over A for a household sitting room or nursery opening into a great green space where children shall play in safety and through which the free air of heaven shall blow into the houses surrounding it in every square will be found a scientifically constructed building containing a laundry and a great kitchen supplied lied with every modern appliance for for skilled and scientific cookery and I 1 fa for r I 1 sending into every dining room an any ly desired quantity or variety of food IP I ai the bulk of the community here have shown marked ability to conduct business upon operative cooperative co principles Is there any valid reason why such a system should not enter into household concerns upon which human happiness so much depends the wear and tear and perplexities involved in household affairs are a COD constant StaDt af friction upon housewives in many instances telling powerfully upon their health how delightful it would be to have some plan operated that would relieve them from the annoyance the trouble and smoke of the culinary department it would conduce to health good temper and happi happiness nem the great difficulty to be encountered enciu here in establishing tab lishing a operative cooperative co concern of the kind defined is the fact that residences are not built house to but usually at magnificent instances from each other |